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Greenville Hospital System Chooses Omnicell Point-of-Use Pharmacy Cabinets

 

22-Apr-2007: GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Greenville Hospital System (GHS), a non-profit academic health organization of five hospitals with affiliations to the Medical University of South Carolina and University of South Carolina Medical School, has chosen the Omnicell, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMCL) OmniRx(R) automation technology for managing its medication-use process.

GHS hospitals moving to OmniRx technology include the 746-bed Greenville Memorial Hospital tertiary referral and academic center. The hospital system has a total of 1,146 beds.

Greenville Hospital System is a long-time Omnicell customer using the comprehensive OptiFlex system for the management of materials and supplies throughout the health system. OptiFlex is an integrated system that combines open bar code and cabinet-based inventory management in one solution.

"After the success of Omnicell's OptiFlex materials management technology in helping revamp the way we store and manage supplies for Greenville hospitals, our pharmacy team selected Omnicell cabinets to automate the medication-use process," explained John Mateka, executive director of materials management for Greenville Hospital System.

"OptiFlex helped us move our central storage out of hospital clinical areas, freeing up space, cutting the number of semi-trucks moving in and out of our hospitals and reducing the size of supply receiving areas," Mateka said. "Automated communication from OptiFlex allows for low-unit measure replenishment just-in-time and we can use smaller trucks-all critical for implementing a logistics supply strategy for the overall hospital system."

Hospital System Pharmacy Director Fred Bender, PharmD, said about the new medication-use cabinets: "We are pleased to expand our existing relationship with Omnicell to now include the OmniRx medication distribution system. Following an extensive evaluation of existing technologies, we have concluded that OmniRx offers superior functionality, patient safety features and staff efficiencies at competitive prices. We look forward to developing the OmniRx program throughout the Greenville Hospital System for the benefit of our staff and patients."

About OmniRx
Omnicell's top-rated medication dispensing systems automate the management and dispensing of medications at the point of use, increasing patient safety, improving workflow efficiency, and enhancing security. The integrated biometric, positive-ID system, touch-screen software, magnetic card readers, and guiding light technology help caregivers access medications quickly and easily. Patient medication profiling, bar code scanning to confirm the identity of medication for restock and selected issues and returns, and complete inventory management tools help ensure patient safety and improve the efficiency of pharmacy staff.

About Omnicell
Omnicell, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMCL) is a leading provider of systems and software solutions targeting patient safety and operational efficiency in healthcare facilities. Since 1992, Omnicell has worked to enhance patient safety and allow clinicians to spend more time with their patients.

Omnicell's medication-use product line includes solutions for the central pharmacy, nursing unit, operating room, and patient bedside. Solutions range from large central pharmacy "smart inventory" carousels to small handheld devices. From the point at which a medication arrives at the receiving dock to the time it is administered, Omnicell systems store it, package it, bar code it, order it, issue it, and provide information and controls on its use and reorder.

Our supply product lines provide a healthcare institution with fast, effective control of costs, capture of charges for payer reimbursement, and timely reorder of supplies. Products range from high-security closed-cabinet systems and software to open-shelf and combination solutions in the nursing unit, cath lab and operating room.

Omnicell's mission is to provide the best customer experience in healthcare, helping hospitals reduce medication errors, operate more efficiently, and decrease costs.

Source: Carolina Newswire